Easter 1977

March 9th, 2010 § 0

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There are boxes of these in my basement. My family history is slowly deteriorating (Yes, that’s my mother’s handwriting). I must devise a way to digitize it.

Frameshare of Apple’s iPad ad

March 9th, 2010 § 0

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My TUAW colleague Sang Tang took the first iPad ad apart, frame-by-frame, and determined how much screen time was allocated to each function. Awesome. Go and see the full chart.

Debut iPad commercial

March 8th, 2010 § 1

Steve and the iPad both appeared on TV during last night’s Oscar awards. The ad (above) simply demonstrates what the iPad can do from a first-person perspective. Perfect.

You’ll remember that the first iPhone ad also aired during an Academy Awards ceremony.

Steve Jobs at the Oscars

March 8th, 2010 § 2

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When you want to attend the Oscars, and your name is Steve Jobs, someone’s able to make that happen.

Idle flicking

March 1st, 2010 § 2

I find that I “flick” my iPhone screen — dragging the UI of certain apps to the bottom just to let them pop up again — just for something to do. For example, when I’m waiting for Mobile Safari to load a page or Twitterrific to load some tweets, I’ll flick the page.

Tweetie is the only app I know that makes use of it. More should, as I’m sure I’m not the only one who does this.

Early impresions of Hipstamatic

February 27th, 2010 § 1

The fun of toy cameras is in the light leaks, deceptive viewfinder, over saturated (or muted) colors and the whole unpredictability of it all. I’ve got a Holga and a few throw-aways that I enjoy using, but they aren’t always with me. My iPhone is, however. If only it could mimic those cameras.

Hipstamatic comes very close. I spent this morning shooting with it, playing with the included lenses, films and flashes, with pleasing results. Check out the photos below for a sample.

A full review is coming next week.

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Hipstamatic for iPhone

February 26th, 2010 § 0

Hipstamatic User Interface Demo from Synthetic on Vimeo.

I came across Hipstamatic for iPhone today and was immediately smitten. I’ll spend a lot of time with it this weekend and review it on TUAW next week.

iPhone Survivor and First & 20

February 25th, 2010 § 2

my1stand20screenIf you saw my earlier post about determining which apps will live on my iPhone’s home screen, Survivor-style, you might be wondering where the result post is. It was initially delayed by Macworld Expo (note to self: Don’t start a project prior to leaving the state for a week), but now I’m ready for the reveal. And the exciting follow-up announcement.

I’m very happy to announce that it’s at First & 20. I’m thrilled to be a part of that project. So … go see who won!

Result of my interview with Fox 35

February 24th, 2010 § 0

Tags 2

February 23rd, 2010 § 0

I used Tags 1.x and liked it. It’s not really an “everything bucket,” but a powerful tool when combined with search. Version 2.0 is a free upgrade for registered users or US$29 for a license.

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